- 著者
- Keiko Ikeda Mitsunori Nishide Kazuko Tsujimoto Sayuri Nagashima Tomomi Kuwahara Takahiko Mitani A. Hajime Koyama
- 出版者
- National Institute of Infectious Diseases
- 雑誌
- Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases (ISSN:13446304)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.73, no.1, pp.8-13, 2020 (Released:2020-01-23)
- 参考文献数
- 20
- 被引用文献数
- 4 6
In this study, umesu phenolics were purified from the salt extracts of Japanese apricot (Nanko-mume cultivar of Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc.). Characterization of umesu phenolics revealed that, when added to the culture media of the infected cells, they inhibited the multiplication of influenza and many other RNA and DNA viruses. In addition to these antiviral activities, the phenolics significantly decreased the plating efficiency of influenza virus, if present in the virus inoculum. More drastic effects were observed in terms of virucidal activity; the infectivity of several strains of influenza viruses decreased less than 0.001 when they were incubated with 4 mg/ml phenolics at 30 ℃ for 5 min. The virucidal activity of phenolics was found to be more remarkable in acidic conditions; however, the activity was not merely a result of the acidity of the phenolics. These results clearly support the antiviral and virucidal activities of the umesu phenolics against influenza viruses and suggest their potential pharmacological usefulness as disinfectants or preventive medicine against superficial infections, such as the respiratory infections.
- 著者
- Hideyuki Nemoto Kazue Ikata Hideki Arimochi Teruaki Iwasaki Yoshinari Ohnishi Tomomi Kuwahara Keiko Kataoka
- 出版者
- The University of Tokushima Faculty of Medicine
- 雑誌
- The Journal of Medical Investigation (ISSN:13431420)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.58, no.3,4, pp.235-245, 2011 (Released:2011-09-16)
- 参考文献数
- 35
- 被引用文献数
- 16
The aim of this study is to investigate the prebiotic effects of brown rice fermented by Aspergillus oryzae (FBRA) on the intestinal environment in vitro and in healthy adults. Methods: Fresh fecal slurries from six healthy adults were incubated with FBRA to confirm prebiotic potentials of FBRA. Another thirty-six healthy adults were randomly allocated to 2 groups for the clinical study. Subjects consumed 21.0 g/day of either FBRA or control food for 2 weeks, followed by a 12-week intermission and then 2-week ingestion vice versa. Main outcome measures were bifidobacterial numbers and organic acid concentration in feces. Sub outcome measures were fecal microbiota, fecal environments and bowel function. Results: Incubation of fecal slurries with FBRA in vitro resulted in increased organic acids with individual-specific patterns. Bifidobacterial numbers were increased during incubation. In the clinical study, all participants safely completed this study. FBRA had little effect on fecal number of bifidobacteria, concentrations of organic acids or putrefactive metabolites, fecal pH, or fecal microbiota. Conclusion: FBRA has the potentials as a prebiotic, however, we could not detect its effects on the intestinal environment in vivo. The results in a clinical study indicated that FBRA could be safely used for healthy adults. J. Med. Invest. 58: 235-245, August, 2011